Senior Health, Safety & Wellbeing Manager

Mace Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Health and Safety Manager for the Yonge North Subway Extension project in Toronto. This role emphasizes safety leadership, implementation of health and safety standards, and managing stakeholder relationships. The ideal candidate will drive continuous improvement in safety protocols while ensuring compliance with industry regulations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading health, safety, and wellbeing initiatives.
• Knowledge of health and safety legislation and international best practices.
• Experience with health and safety assurance and audits.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a safety leader and ensuring safe operations on site.
• Implementing health, safety, and wellbeing policies and procedures.
• Conducting audits and inspections to resolve non-conformities.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Attention to Detail

Job description

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.

Within our consult business, we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

The project:

The Yonge North Subway Extension will transform the commute in York Region, North York and beyond by extending the TTC’s Line 1 service north from Finch Station to Vaughan, Markham and Richmond Hill. The project includes five stations along an extension of roughly eight kilometres.

The Health and Safety Manager is a key member of the Yonge North Subway Extension Team who will work closely with the Constructor to deliver the Yonge North Subway Extension.

The MCS team is partnering with Metrolinx to deliver the Yonge North Subway Extension.

Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:

• Safety first - Going home safe and well
• Client focus - Deliver on our promise
• Integrity - Always do the right thing
• Create opportunity - For our people to excel

You’ll be responsible for:

• Acting as a safety leader and ensuring all works on site are conducted safely.
• Leading the implementation of health safety and wellbeing (HSW) policies, procedures, guidance notes and standards.
• Carrying out audits and inspections on behalf of the project and assists with the resolution of non-conformities raised in third party audits.
• Participating in the development of new standards and ensure ongoing compliance.
• Analysing results of audits, corrective actions and key performance indicators (KPI’s), identify gaps for continuous improvement.
• Ensuring Incident Investigations are completed on time and lessons are shared.
• Managing & providing leadership ensuring the principles, structures, tools/capabilities and responsibilities are in place to deliver area plans and deliver excellence.
• Providing performance management, technical development and coaching.

You’ll need to have:

• Proven experience leading and managing health, safety and wellbeing, and achieving results.
• Experience and knowledge of health and safety legislation and international best practice.
• Developing and improving health and safety management systems.
• Experience with health and safety assurance and audits.
• Being able to present a range of technical information to non-technical audiences. Influencing senior management.
• Working knowledge of the relevant industry.
• Experience of assisting development of policy and standards.
• Ability to build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships.
• Attention to detail. Ability to coach and develop teams and individuals in HSW.
• Communication and presenting skills.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.

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